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Governor to appoint African-American to UofL Board of Trustees

The makeup of UofL's Board of Trustees is changing. But some say the effort to put more minorities on the board is not over.

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Updated: 6:23 PM EDT Sep 30, 2015

Governor to appoint African-American to UofL Board of Trustees

The makeup of UofL's Board of Trustees is changing. But some say the effort to put more minorities on the board is not over.

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WEBVTT MAKE METH, A SMALL BAG OF MUSHROOMS, AND OVER $1800 CA. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECTED METH HAS A STREET VALUE OF ABOUT $25,000. RICK: THE MAKEUP OF U OF L'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS CHANGIN MORE MINORITIES ON THE BOARDS NOT OVER. A WEST LOUISVILLE GROUP WANTS LEAST TWO AFRICAN-AMERICANS THE BOARD, AND THEY BELIEVE STATE LAW REQUIRES IT. WLKY'S MARK VANDERHOFF HAS ON THEIR EFFORT, AND THE MANH ALREADY GAVE UP HIS SEAT TO IT HAPPEN. MARK: CLAY CALLOWAY IS THE FOUNDER OF THE WEST LOUISVIL MINISTERS COALITION, THE GRO THAT ASKED FOR A LEGAL OPINI ON THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE'S BOARD OF TRUS IN THE FIRST PLA HALF RIGHT. CLAY CALLOWAY: THE SIZE OF WEST LOUISVILLE I ROUGHLY THE POPULATION OF BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY. BOWLING GREEN IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY? I DON'T THINK SO. MARK: REVEREND CLAY CALLOWAY WELCOMED GOVERNOR STEVE BESHEAR'S ANNOUNCEMENT TUY THAT HE WOULD APPOINT AN AFR AMERICAN TO THE U OF L BOARD O NOW, CLAY IS SETTING HIS SIGS -- HIS NEXT GOAL -- GETTING TWO AFRICAN AMERICANS ON THE. IT MATTERS BECAUSE DIVERSITY GIVES STRENGTH TO THE BOARD, GIVES STRENGTH TO THE CITY. MARK: THE GOVERNOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTL OPINION FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL JACK CONWAY, SAYING THE BOARD NEEDS TWO MINORITIES TO COMP WITH STATE LAW. CONWAYRU CONWAY SAYS A HISPANIC TRUST THE APPOINTMENT OF AN CA AMERICAN WILL FULFILL THE OTR HALF. KENTUCKY STATE SEN NEAL, A LONGTIME CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, WROTE THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, I' ABOUT ALL PEOPLE HAVING OPPORTUNITY AND ALL INCLUSION. MARK: EVEN WITH CONWAY'S OPINION, THE UPCOMING APPOINTMENT OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOULD HAVE TAKEN MU LONGER WITHOUT THE VOLUNTARYEE WILSON. WILSON SAYS HE AGREES WITH T NEED FOR MORE MINORITY TRUSTS , BUT ANOTHER VACANCY WOULDNT HAVE COME UP FOR ONE YEAR. SO I THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOULD RESIGN, AND I THOUGHT, WELL, I THINK SOMEONE ELSE SHOULD RESIGN, MAYBE THAT SOMEONE SHOULD BE ME. MARK: CALLOWAY SAYS HE'S NOT SURE WHAT ACTION THE GROUP WI INCLUDE A REQUEST FOR ANOTHER LEGAL OPINION. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVI

Governor to appoint African-American to UofL Board of Trustees

The makeup of UofL's Board of Trustees is changing. But some say the effort to put more minorities on the board is not over.